Ansar Abbas (born 15 March 1989) is a Pakistani

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who plays as an

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for Pakistan Army F.C. Ansar was the top scorer in the

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, scoring 15 goals in 26 games.

Club career

Pakistan Army

2014–15

Ansar started his career in the

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, making his debut in Pakistan Army's opening game of the season against

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, he scored on debut, netting his team's third goal in the 24th minute as Pakistan Army won the match 6–0. He scored his second goal in Pakistan Army's second match of the season where he broke the deadlock in the 65th minutes as his team defeated

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1–0. Ansar went on with three consecutive matches with goal after scoring the lone goal of the match against

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on 15 October 2014. On 15 November 2015, Ansar scored a brace and got booked against

. Ansar's last goal of the season was against relegation bound

. Ansar scored his first

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goal in his second match

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against

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. His second match of the cup competition was against

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. Ansar scored the first penalty in

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against

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as Pakistan Army won the third position match. Ansar ended his season with 8 goals in 22 matches.

2018–19

Ansar was made the captain of Pakistan Army for the

, he scored the equaliser against

in the first match of the season. On 16 November 2018, Ansar scored his first career hat-trick, scoring four goals against Baloch Nushki in a 5–0 victory. Ansar scored goals in 15th, 50th, 85th and 91st of the game. Ansar scored a brace against

on 17 December 2018 in 5–0 victory. Ansar's last goal of the season was against

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in the 91st minute. Ansar ended his 2018–19 season with 15 goals in 29 appearances.

International career

Abbas made his international debut with

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on a friendly against

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in 2011. He was further called for the

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on a match against

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

;Pakistan Army *

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Individual

* Pakistan Premier League Golden Boot: 2018–19

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Abbas, Anser 1989 births Living people Pakistani men's footballers Pakistan men's international footballers Pakistan Army F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Faisalabad Footballers from Punjab, Pakistan 21st-century Pakistani sportsmen